The “cornered” feature in the May/June 2012 issue of artscope features J. Fatima Martins’ interview with Marilyn Kalish, owner of The Vault Gallery in Great Barrington, Mass. Space restrictions didn’t allow us to run the full interview in the issue so we’re sharing the portion that didn’t make it into the magazine here. How did you find your working ritual? Marilyn Kalish: Organically. People like us trust the process. It’s a matter of how long can you stay in the space without answers. We are comfortable with the process and we are trusting in the uncomfortablility. It’s ritual, ritual, ritual until the answers arrive, and they always do. How have you managed challenges and mistakes? MK: I have mentors; people who understand my working method and how I think. That’s very important. The answers don’t come quickly... search, search, search and I will find a truth and it’s visceral, … [Read more...] about Cornered: Interview with Marilyn Kalish of The Vault Gallery (Part Two)
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Exculsive artscope interview with Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak
The Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University is hosting “101 Photographs for Freedom of the Press: Celebrating the 25th Anniversary of Reporters Without Borders,” an exhibition of works by over 60 MAGNUM photographers to support the worldwide initiatives of Reporters Without Borders in defense of freedom of the press from March 21 through April 22 at the main gallery at Lesley University, 700 Beacon Street, Boston. One of those participating photographers, Thomas Dworzak, who joined Magnum Photos in 2000 and became a full member of the organization in 2004, conducted an email interview with artscope managing editor, Brian Goslow. ARTSCOPE: Where are you and what are you working on? DWORZAK: Am back in the Caucasus again, mostly based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Just spent almost a year on and off with the Georgian troops in Afghanistan. ARTSCOPE: What made you choose this line of … [Read more...] about Exculsive artscope interview with Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak
My MisAdventure at the MassArt Garden Lab
By James Foritano BOSTON - Here I was, sipping a shot of wheatgrass in Brant Gallery of the Garden Lab Project at the Mass College of Art and Design. It was a giddy group and motley as today’s students, even teachers, will be. But if it lacked the decorum of dinner jackets and white tie, at least, I consoled myself, with the belief it bristled with integrity. I’m an esthete, an art-snob; I admit it. I like best pontificating upon matters abstract that only I fully appreciate. And here I was ingesting this Constable- green cocktail, that, according to Dan Silva, a second year graduate student, can be grown easily by anyone who cares for our environment and our bodies. Well, I certainly do care! So, I reined in my pique and edged over towards a ‘conversation arbor,’ a tangle of woody vines (what else?), with professor Jonathan Santos. I own an abstract by professor Santos — an abstract … [Read more...] about My MisAdventure at the MassArt Garden Lab
Eighth Annual Juried Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibit at ARTSWorcester
By Ash Saraga WORCESTER - In the early days of February, the ARTSWorcester gallery in downtown Worcester opened its doors to the Eighth Annual Juried Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibit. This show is a unique blend of paint, sculpture and photography by a number of young artists studying at schools around the city. The collection is an eclectic presentation of pieces from rising artists. As you begin to tour the gallery, you notice a raw and edgy recurring theme found in each piece that you can only really find in works by younger artists. The feeling that you’re seeing a career in action, as it really begins to take off is extraordinary, as it allows you to appreciate the beautiful artwork to an even fuller extent. “Fear,” by artist Victoria Grogan, is a seemingly simplistic piece at first glance, but a second look reveals an immense detailing in Grogan’s use of color and … [Read more...] about Eighth Annual Juried Colleges of Worcester Consortium Art Exhibit at ARTSWorcester
Karla Little’s Not-So-Little Fine Furnishings Show
by Sara Farizan PROVIDENCE-There's something missing from your living space. Perhaps your tired of the sectional sofa in your living room, you've always hated that chair that your significant other inherited from their great-grandmother or the feng shui just isn't doing it for you. Finally, when you motivate yourself to take action, you are lost in a cookie-cutter landscape of furniture that has been produced and manufactured for the masses. You think to yourself, "I kind of like it, but I know I've seen this dinner table somewhere before," or "Man, the meatballs in the food court are overrated." It can be difficult to find a piece that is unique, daring, and completely you. There is, however, an alternative. Mark your calendars for the Fine Furnishings Shows, annual showcases exhibiting furniture and accessories by artisans with one of a kind visions and extraordinary attention to … [Read more...] about Karla Little’s Not-So-Little Fine Furnishings Show
Artists use the tools of business to meet the market challenges of the economic slump
by Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein BOSTON - (Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein were the featured artists in artscope magazine’s September/October 2011 issue; two coinciding solo shows: “Donna Dodson: Flock Together” and “Andy Moerlein: Avian Language” are currently on view at the Boston Sculptors Gallery, 486 Harrison Street, Boston through February 5. In this article, they share and document the process in which they promoted and marketed the exhibition with an eye towards laying down the groundwork for future partnerships, exhibitions and sales.) Artists Donna Dodson and Andy Moerlein are building a market for their work despite the slow economy. They are proving that they can succeed in the creative market by applying the tried and true methods of commercial enterprise: build name recognition, seek clients outside the familiar gallery setting, keep the attention of their established … [Read more...] about Artists use the tools of business to meet the market challenges of the economic slump